Halliburton May Have Pumped Unstable Cement Down BP Oil Well
WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2010 (ENS) – The cement mixture used by Halliburton to close off BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil well was too “unstable”...

WASHINGTON, DC, October 28, 2010 (ENS) – A coordinated effort between landowners and the U.S. Agriculture Department to protect and feed birds migrating toward the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill zone in the Gulf of Mexico has more...

U. North Carolina Dormitory Wins Biggest Energy Loser Title
WASHINGTON, DC, October 28, 2010 (ENS) – The Morrison Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has won first prize in the U.S. EPA’s...

Repurposed Spacecraft to Orbit Dark Side of the Moon
LOS ANGELES, California, October 28, 2010 (ENS) – A pair of NASA spacecraft that were supposed to be dead a year ago are instead flying to the Moon for a unique...

WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2010 (ENS) – After months of negotiation, the United States, along with 14 states and a tribal government, have reached an agreement with the bankruptcy estate of General Motors to establish a $773 million...

Judge: U.S. Army Must Rectify Flawed Studies of Oahu’s Makua Valley
HONOLULU, Hawaii, October 27, 2010 (ENS) – In a long-running legal battle between a Hawaiian community and the U.S. Army, a federal judge...

Amazon Conservation Cost Pegged at $150 Million a Year
NAGOYA, Aichi, Japan, October 27, 2010 (ENS) – The cost of conserving the Amazon ecosystem has been estimated at US$150 million a year, according to the first...

Brazil Set to Meet Low-Carbon Targets Four Years Early
BRASILIA, Brazil, October 27, 2010 (ENS) – Brazil is on track to meet carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets four years earlier than promised, President...

1,200 New Amazon Species Discovered: Mammals, Birds, Fish, Plants
NAGOYA, Aichi, Japan, October 26, 2010 (ENS) – At least 1,200 new species have been discovered in the Amazon ecosystem, at an average rate of one every...

New Ant Bait Eradicates Invasive Little Fire Ants on Maui
HONOLULU, Hawaii, October 25, 2010 (ENS) – The first invasion of little fire ants, Wasmannia auropunctata, on Maui appears to have been stopped by the use of...

Palau Declares South Pacific Sanctuary for Whales, Dolphins
NAGOYA, Aichi, Japan, October 25, 2010 (ENS) – The South Pacific island nation of Palau has declared all the waters within its Exclusive Economic Zone to...